2006-08-29 12:10:38 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
"The Dome of the Rock (Arabic: قبة الصخرة Qubbat As-Sakhrah) is a famous Islamic shrine in Jerusalem. It was built between 687 and 691 by the 9th Caliph, Abd al-Malik. It is sometimes called the Mosque of Umar , as 2nd Caliph Umar prayed at the site after the Muslim conquest of Jerusalem in 637." (wikipedia.org)
"The Dome of the Rock was built for Caliph Abd al-Malik by Byzantine craftsmen from Constantinople sent to the Caliph by the Byzantine Emperor." (wikipedia.org)
2006-08-29 12:22:29 · answer #1 · answered by I'm alive .. still 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was built during the Byzantine Empire for the Caliph by craftsmen from Constantinople. It has an interesting history that Wiki describes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dome_of_the_Rock
As wiki points out also, some people confuse the Dome of the Rock for the Al-Aqsa Masjid, which has the true importance in religious history.
2006-08-29 19:19:24 · answer #2 · answered by hayaa_bi_taqwa 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It was Pepsi sponsored and was built for the 1978 wolrd expo fair of religions
2006-08-29 19:14:01 · answer #3 · answered by The Guy 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
All I know is that it was built roughly fifty years after Mohammed died. So around 700 A.D. ? I don't know completely.
2006-08-29 19:17:43 · answer #4 · answered by That Kid 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋